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Thursday, December 19, 2013

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Today's Tidbits...

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports another potential 1B guy, Eric Chavez, is off the boards. He resigned with Arizona.He adds that Jeff Karstens is said to be pain-free and in midst of normal winter throwing program. planning to work out for clubs in January. As a final note, he says that Rick Van Den Hurk, who pitched for the Bucs in 2012, will stay in Korea, where he tossed last year.

Ex-Bucco on the move: The Twins got LHP Sean Gilmartin from the Braves for C/OF Ryan Doumit. Jeff Sullivan of Fangraphs thinks Dewey's days behind the dish are over, thanks to his ability to lose rather than frame strikes.

The Miami Marlins signed 3B Casey McGehee, one of the original Zoltan gang, to a one-year contract after he hit 27 home runs in Japan last season.

Ron Blum of the Associated Press has a piece on the official 2013 payrolls as calculated by MLB. The Bucs were 25th with a $74.6M bottom line, while the only two teams hit with the luxury tax were the Yankees and Dodgers.

If you're a follower of 93.7 The Fan, they've shuffled their host lineup a bit.

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